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Simultaneous pulmonary embolectomy and aortic root replacement
Journal article

Simultaneous pulmonary embolectomy and aortic root replacement

B. Wei, K. L. Steijlen, A. S. Stewart and M. D. Bacchetta
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Vol.57(8)
2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0029-1185392

Abstract

Aortic disease Aortic root replacement Cardiovascular surgery Pulmonary embolectomy aged aorta aneurysm aortic root surgery article ascending aorta cardiopulmonary bypass case report computed tomographic angiography embolectomy female human hypotension lobectomy lung embolectomy lung embolism lung non small cell cancer patient assessment priority journal pulmonary artery surgical technique transesophageal echocardiography transthoracic echocardiography Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic Humans Pneumonectomy Pulmonary Embolism Treatment Outcome
Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is characterized by hypotension and cardiogenic shock due to right ventricular failure, and is associated with a high mortality rate. In this case study, we report a simultaneous pulmonary embolectomy and aortic root replacement in a 71-year-old woman with a known ascending aortic aneurysm who sustained a massive PE following a VATS left upper lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart.

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